Define Rich: The Wealth We Forget to Count
- Jul 6
- 3 min read
Finding Joy in Everyday Moments, Motherhood, and the Life You're Already Living
Define Rich.
No... not the "I-own-a-yacht-and-don't-know-the-price-of-eggs" kind of rich. 🤣
I'm talking about the kind of rich that quietly sneaks up on you when you aren't even looking for it.
The kind that can't be deposited into a bank account.
The kind that doesn't show up on a credit report.
The kind that catches you completely off guard while you're standing in your backyard staring at... towels.
Yep.
Towels.
The Day My Kids' Towels Made Me Feel Rich
The other day I walked outside and saw my kids' towels and bathing suits hanging over the deck railing after another day spent swimming.
Now, let's all remain grounded in reality for a second.
Those towels absolutely did not make it there because five children suddenly decided organization was their passion project.
Let's not get carried away. 😂
Somehow—by the grace of God (and probably me)—they ended up hanging in the sunshine, drying in the warm summer air.
I always say moments like that make me take a deep breath.
But honestly?
They make me lose my breath.
Because for one tiny, ordinary moment...
Life stands still.
This Beautiful, Chaotic Life Is Mine
Standing there looking at those faded little towels, I found myself thinking:
"Holy crap... this is my life."
Mine.
The beautiful mess.
The endless laundry that somehow reproduces overnight.
The wet footprints across the kitchen floor.
The refrigerator that's mysteriously empty five minutes after I grocery shop.
The soundtrack of "Mooooom!" playing on repeat.
The chaos.
The laughter.
The healing.
The sticky popsicle hands.
The cannonballs into the pool.
The memories quietly happening while nobody realizes they're becoming memories.
And after everything life has asked me to carry...
I get this.
That's rich.
Maybe We've Been Measuring Wealth All Wrong
We spend so much of our lives chasing "more."
More money.
More success.
More followers.
More achievement.
More productivity.
But somewhere along the way, I think we forget to count the things that actually make a life feel full.
A porch swing.
Coffee before everyone wakes up.
Your child's laugh from the other room.
A dog greeting you like you've been gone for ten years instead of ten minutes.
The smell of sunscreen.
A quiet evening.
A family dinner.
Those little bathing suits blowing in the breeze.
None of those things are glamorous.
Yet somehow...
They're everything.
Presence Is the Greatest Form of Wealth
Here's what I've learned.
The richest people aren't always the ones with the biggest houses.
Sometimes they're the people who have learned to notice the life they're already living.
Presence creates gratitude.
Gratitude creates abundance.
Not because your circumstances magically change...
But because your perspective does.
When you slow down long enough to truly see what's right in front of you, you begin to realize something beautiful:
You may have been surrounded by wealth all along.
So... How Do You Define Rich?
Maybe it's your morning coffee.
Maybe it's your partner reaching for your hand.
Maybe it's your children belly laughing together.
Maybe it's finally sitting on the porch after everyone goes to bed.
Maybe it's your health.
Maybe it's peace after a really hard season.
Whatever it is...
Don't rush past it.
Because one day you'll realize those ordinary little moments weren't ordinary at all.
They were your riches.
And friend...
They're worth more than any yacht.
(Although if someone wants to fold the 73 towels currently decorating my backyard, I won't stop them. 🤣)
With so much love,
Dawn 💛
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